Biographical Records

Notable People from Minnesota

1,491 notable figures born in Minnesota, showing page 5 of 30, ranked by historical prominence.

William C. Dowlan
William C. Dowlan
American actor, film director (1882–1947)
1882 - 1947
film actorfilm directoractor
James Papez
American neuroanatomist (1883–1958)
1883 - 1958
anatomistneuroscientistneurologist
Daniel Sawyer
Daniel Sawyer
Amateur golfer (1882–1937)
1882 - 1937
golfer
June Elvidge
June Elvidge
American actress (1893-1965)
1893 - 1965
film actorstage actoractor
John Farquhar Fulton
John Farquhar Fulton
American neurophysiologist and historian of science (1899–1960)
1899 - 1960
medical historianuniversity teacherbiographer
Larry Keating
Larry Keating
American actor (1899–1963)
1899 - 1963
film actortelevision actoractor
Margaret Morris
Margaret Morris
American actress (1898-1968)
1898 - 1968
film actorZiegfeld girlactor
Bill Cody
Bill Cody
American actor (1891-1948)
1891 - 1948
film actoractor
Kane Richmond
Kane Richmond
American actor (1906-1973)
1906 - 1973
film actoractor
Minor White
(1908-1976) American photographer (1908–1976)
1908 - 1976
university teacherphotographer
Raymond Fee
American boxer
1903 - 1983
boxer
Dorothy Wilson
Dorothy Wilson
American film actress (1909–1998)
1908 - 1998
film actoractor
Harrison Salisbury
Harrison Salisbury
American journalist (1908–1993)
1908 - 1993
journalistwriter
Tim M. Babcock
Tim M. Babcock
American politician (1919-2015)
1919 - 2015
politician
Frank Riley
American writer (1915–1996)
1915 - 1996
novelistscience fiction writerjournalist
Robert Mondavi
Robert Mondavi
American winemaker (1913–2008)
1913 - 2008
winegrowerbusinessperson
Frank Brimsek
American ice hockey goaltender
1915 - 1998
ice hockey player
Karin Booth
Karin Booth
American actress (1916-2003)
1916 - 2003
film actortelevision actormodel
Cornell MacNeil
American opera singer (1922-2011)
1922 - 2011
opera singermusiciansinger
Ted V. Mikels
Ted V. Mikels
American film director (1929–2016)
1929 - 2016
film actordirectorfilm producer
Gordon Christian
American ice hockey player (1927-2017)
1927 - 2017
ice hockey player
Bruce Swedien
Bruce Swedien
American audio engineer (1934–2020)
1934 - 2020
audio technicianrecord produceraudio engineer
Larry Hennig
Larry Hennig
American professional wrestler (1936-2018)
1936 - 2018
professional wrestler
Jerry Juhl
American screenwriter (1938–2005)
1937 - 2005
actorscreenwriter
Paul Johnson
American ice hockey player (1936–2016)
1936 - 2016
ice hockey player
Nancy Parsons
American actress (1942–2001)
1942 - 2001
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Tom Williams
Tom Williams
American ice hockey player, born 1940 (1940–1992)
1940 - 1992
ice hockey player
Rick Nolan
Rick Nolan
American politician (1943–2024)
1943 - 2024
business executiveeducatorpolitician
Mary Meyers
American speed skater (1946–2024)
1946 - 2024
speed skater
Eleanor Mondale
Eleanor Mondale
American actress, infotainer and radio personality (1960-2011)
1960 - 2011
presenterfilm actortelevision actor
Jim Hagedorn
Jim Hagedorn
U.S. Representative from Minnesota
1962 - 2022
civil servantpolitician
Frank Orren Lowden
Frank Orren Lowden
American politician (1861-1943)
1861 - 1943
university teacherjuristpolitician
Lynn Frazier
Lynn Frazier
American politician (1874–1947)
1874 - 1947
politician
Chief Bender
Chief Bender
American baseball player and coach (1884–1954)
1884 - 1954
baseball player-managerbaseball playerathlete
Harry O. Hoyt
Harry O. Hoyt
American screenwriter, film director (1885-1961)
1885 - 1961
film directorscreenwriter
Peter Sturholdt
boxer (1885–1919)
1885 - 1919
boxer
George Chesebro
George Chesebro
actor (1888-1959)
1888 - 1959
film directoractor
Tommy Milton
Tommy Milton
American racecar driver (1893-1962)
1893 - 1962
racing automobile driver
Harold Rawdon Briggs
British Army general (1894–1952)
1894 - 1952
military personnel
Leroy Shield
Leroy Shield
American film score and radio composer, pianist, session musician (1893-1962)
1893 - 1962
session musicianfilm score composerpianist
Lew Meehan
Lew Meehan
American actor (1890-1951)
1890 - 1951
film actoractorscreenwriter
John Monk Saunders
John Monk Saunders
screenwriter, novelist, film director (1897-1940)
1897 - 1940
novelistfilm directorscreenwriter
Emory Parnell
Emory Parnell
American vaudeville performer and actor (1892-1979)
1892 - 1979
television actorstage actoractor
Mabel Julienne Scott
Mabel Julienne Scott
American actress (1892-1976)
1892 - 1976
stage actoractor
William Fawcett
William Fawcett
American actor (1894-1974)
1894 - 1974
television actorfilm actoractor
Myrtle Lind
Myrtle Lind
American actress
1898 - 1966
film actoractor
Maurice Stans
Maurice Stans
American accountant, civil servant (1908–1998)
1908 - 1998
accountantpolitician
Carl Richard Jacobi
Carl Richard Jacobi
American writer (1908-1997)
1908 - 1997
science fiction writernovelistjournalist
Joseph H. Ball
Joseph H. Ball
American politician (1905-1993)
1905 - 1993
journalistexecutivepolitician
Roman Bohnen
Roman Bohnen
American actor (1901-1949)
1901 - 1949
stage actoractor
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